The following is a list of national American and Canadian television and radio networks and announcers that have broadcast Stanley Cup Finals games over the years.
Year | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host(s) |
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1969 | CBS (Games 1, 4) | Dan Kelly [343] [344] | Bill Mazer | |
1968 | CBS (Games 1, 4) | Jim Gordon | Stu Nahan | |
1967 | CBS (Games 2, 5) | Jim Gordon | Stu Nahan [345] | |
1966 [346] [347] [348] [349] | NBC (Games 1, 4) [350] [351] [352] [353] | Win Elliot [354] | Bill Mazer [355] | Jim Simpson and Bill Cullen |
RKO General [356] (Game 6) | Bob Wolff | Emile Francis |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host |
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1979 | WOR (New York area) [394] [395] | Jim Gordon | Bill Chadwick | |
1978 | WSBK (Boston area) [396] [397] | Fred Cusick | Johnny Peirson | Tom Larson |
1975 | WTAF (Philadelphia area; in Buffalo) [398] | Don Earle and Gene Hart | ||
WKBW (Buffalo area; Games 1, 3–4, 6) | Ted Darling | Pat Hannigan | Rick Azar | |
1974 | WSBK (Boston area; Games 1–2, 4–5) | Fred Cusick | Johnny Peirson | Tom Larson |
WTAF (Philadelphia area; in Boston) [399] [400] [401] | Don Earle and Gene Hart | |||
1973 | WGN (Chicago area; Game 2) | Jim West | ||
1972 | WSBK (Boston area; Games 2–3, 5) | Fred Cusick | Johnny Peirson | Tom Larson |
WOR (New York area; Games 2, 5) | Tim Ryan | Jim Gordon | ||
MSG Network (New York area; Game 3) | ||||
1971 | WGN (Chicago area; Game 4) | Jim West | ||
1970 | WSBK (Boston area; Games 2–3) | Don Earle | Johnny Peirson | Tom Larson |
KPLR (St. Louis area (Games 2–3) | Dan Kelly | Gus Kyle |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator |
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1969 | KPLR (Games 2–3) | Dan Kelly | Gus Kyle |
1968 | KPLR (Games 2–3) | Jack Buck | Gus Kyle |
1962 | WGN (in Toronto) | Joe Wilson | Lloyd Pettit |
1961 | WGN (Game 6, simulcast with CBC Television) [402] | Bill Hewitt | Foster Hewitt |
Year | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Colour commentator(s) | Studio host |
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1959 | CBC | Danny Gallivan [546] (Games 1, 2, and 5) Bill Hewitt [544] [547] (Games 3–4) | Frank Selke Jr. (Games 1, 2 and 5) Foster Hewitt [544] (Games 3–4) | Tom Foley (Games 1, 2, and 5) Scott Young (Game 3) Wes McKnight (Game 4) |
1958 | CBC | Danny Gallivan | Frank Selke Jr. | Wes McKnight and Tom Foley |
1957 | CBC | Danny Gallivan | Keith Dancy | Wes McKnight |
1956 | CBC | Danny Gallivan | Keith Dancy | Wes McKnight |
1955 | CBC | Danny Gallivan | Keith Dancy | Wes McKnight |
1954 | CBC | Danny Gallivan | Keith Dancy | Wes McKnight |
1953 | CBC | Danny Gallivan | Keith Dancy | Wes McKnight |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Colour commentator(s) | Studio host | Studio analyst(s) |
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1986 | CBMT (Montreal) and CBRT (Calgary) (Games 1–2) [548] [549] | Don Wittman | John Davidson | Dave Hodge | Howie Meeker and Don Cherry |
1985 | CBXT (in Edmonton) [550] | Don Wittman | Howie Meeker and John Davidson | Chris Cuthbert | Howie Meeker |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Colour commentator(s) |
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2024 | TVA Sports | Felix Seguin | Patrick Lalime |
2023 | TVA Sports | Felix Seguin | Patrick Lalime |
2022 | TVA Sports | Felix Seguin | Alexandre R. Picard (Games 1–2) Patrick Lalime (Games 3–6) |
2021 | TVA Sports | Felix Seguin | Patrick Lalime |
2020 | TVA Sports | Felix Seguin | Patrick Lalime |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Colour commentator |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | TVA Sports | Felix Seguin | Patrick Lalime |
2018 | TVA Sports | Felix Seguin | Patrick Lalime |
2017 | TVA Sports | Felix Seguin | Patrick Lalime |
2016 | TVA Sports | Felix Seguin | Patrick Lalime |
2015 | TVA Sports | Felix Seguin | Patrick Lalime |
2014 | RDS | Pierre Houde | Marc Denis |
2013 | RDS | Pierre Houde | Marc Denis |
2012 | RDS | Pierre Houde | Marc Denis |
2011 | RDS | Pierre Houde | Benoit Brunet |
2010 | RDS | Pierre Houde | Benoit Brunet |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Colour commentator(s) |
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1969 | SRC | Rene Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
1965 | SRC | Rene Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
1965 | SRC | Rene Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
1965 | SRC | Rene Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
1965 | SRC | Rene Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
1964 | SRC | Rene Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
1963 | SRC | Rene Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
1962 | SRC | Rene Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
1961 | SRC | Rene Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
1960 | SRC | Rene Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Colour commentator |
---|---|---|---|
1959 | SRC | Rene Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
1958 | SRC | Rene Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
1957 | SRC | Rene Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
1956 | SRC | Rene Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
1955 | SRC | Rene Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
1954 | SRC | Rene Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
1953 | SRC | Rene Lecavalier | Jean-Maurice Bailly |
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NBC will broadcast Game 1, Game 4, and Games 5–7 (if necessary), with NBC Sports Network televising Games 2–3.
NBC will broadcast Game 1, Game 4, and Games 5–7 (if necessary), with NBC Sports Network televising Games 2–3.
NBC will broadcast game one, game four, and Games 5–7 (if necessary), with NBCSN televising Games 2–3
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